LOS ANGELES -- Don Mattingly thought Pedro Baez strained a pectoral muscle. Someone else said it was a lat. Baez wasn't talking to reporters in any language, so an MRI exam Thursday might bring medical clarity to whatever injury the Dodgers' reliever suffered in the eighth inning Wednesday night.
Baez had just struck out three consecutive Marlins, escaping a bases-loaded mess in the seventh inning, when the ninth pitch of a grueling at-bat against former teammate Dee Gordon saw Baez's fastball drop 5 mph and Gordon lace it to the fence for his fourth hit of the game.